CTP FIELD REPORTS -- A Digital Duet

Also operating in the visible spectrum is Quebecor World in Dubuque, IA. The printer is no shrinking violet when it comes to adapting CTP, but it has standardized on the violet imaging combo of the Agfa Galileo VXT platesetter and Litho Star Ultra-V plates.

"The decision really came down to speed," says Richard C. Dunn, vice president and general manager. "We are getting about 28 plates an hour with the violet system."